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there are indeed medicare savings or cuts in the obama care plan that are designed to help pay for the thing. it is upwards of now of several hundred billion dollars. and the romney camp has today gone up on that attack. it is not every day a republican comes along who thinks he can win on medicare. that was one of the things i wanted to ask paul ryan about. when i asked do you think you can win on this issue? his answer was absolutely, and then he launched into some of the things you heard your previous guest just say. >> i heard earlier that he doesn't feel this is a third rail issue. but for all i know it can be a treasury or commerce secretary. the first guy from fast-food who would have that honor. i just wanted you to know that. if he can reverse this notion that every time you talk about reining in an entitlement they rein you in, that would be a game changer would it not? >> the romney budget did contemplate something similar to what the president is going to try to get out of medicare. we are leaving medicare alone for the next 10 to 11 years whereas the president is going to
there are indeed medicare savings or cuts in the obama care plan that are designed to help pay for the thing. it is upwards of now of several hundred billion dollars. and the romney camp has today gone up on that attack. it is not every day a republican comes along who thinks he can win on medicare. that was one of the things i wanted to ask paul ryan about. when i asked do you think you can win on this issue? his answer was absolutely, and then he launched into some of the things you heard...
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the obama plan would cut the deficit by trillions the over the same period. prepare for $10 million worth of this ad telling you if you're worried about student loans and spending and the deficit you ought to vote against the guy who has been comparatively pretty good on the issues. on the deficit you ought to vote for the guy that will make it worse by trillions and trillions of dollars. you cannot shock anybody by telling them a karl rove ad tells a lie. the issue is that the assertions in this $10 million ad buy are just blatantly at face value shockingly dishonest to anybody who understands anything about these issues that are in this ad. we're told that republicans have focus group this ad down to the last bristle on the air brush. they are confident that the assertions are false to anybody that knows the fact, they are confident it not be shocking to anyone. they are confident that people do not know what the facts are. are they right? in so, the number one question is why don't more people know the actual facts? how do you run on your record when the o
the obama plan would cut the deficit by trillions the over the same period. prepare for $10 million worth of this ad telling you if you're worried about student loans and spending and the deficit you ought to vote against the guy who has been comparatively pretty good on the issues. on the deficit you ought to vote for the guy that will make it worse by trillions and trillions of dollars. you cannot shock anybody by telling them a karl rove ad tells a lie. the issue is that the assertions in...
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if the mission is not a success, if obama had cut back and never speaks about this, this is never in consciousness of the nation there has never been war in our history where a president speaks less about and garners less support of behalf of real, on going operation where americans are dying. if that is our mission, which is minimal, getting out, why are the brave soldiers dying? >> bret: juan? >> i don't think it's the democrats that are not talking about the war. go to republican convention. the nominee didn't talk about afghanistan. i think real issue here is what can the united states rationally expect to accomplish before leaving. we have been there ten years and now the white of our tails show as we run away. we have been there. it's cost us lives and cost us another life. you can see that a good american doctor was there trying to help in terms of the rural clinic. no shortal of american commitment to afghanistan. the problem is not only americans but people who come before tried to stay and we have seen results. there is no way that any foreign force is going to set the futu
if the mission is not a success, if obama had cut back and never speaks about this, this is never in consciousness of the nation there has never been war in our history where a president speaks less about and garners less support of behalf of real, on going operation where americans are dying. if that is our mission, which is minimal, getting out, why are the brave soldiers dying? >> bret: juan? >> i don't think it's the democrats that are not talking about the war. go to republican...
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, bush extended by obama tax cuts, which i think over ten years if you take the totality of them, and nobody thinks that all of them will go back to the way they were in 2001, but we're talking about $5 trillion of savings over 10 years if all those tax rates revert. so $5 trillion more taxes, another $1.2 trillion in spending sucked out of the economy. people believe that that could put us into another recession. so there will be a tremendous incentive, especially once the election is over, for some sort of political deal to be made between the parties. and i think both parties are waiting to see who will be president so they will know what their relative bargaining strength is going to be. obviously if romney wins and the republicans hold on to the house, then the final plan is going to be more spending, domestic spending cuts, and less taxes. if obama wins, it will be tilted with more taxes, more defense cuts, and a little bit less on the medicare spending. but i do believe there will be something because under current law things are unsustainable in the long term and everybody kno
, bush extended by obama tax cuts, which i think over ten years if you take the totality of them, and nobody thinks that all of them will go back to the way they were in 2001, but we're talking about $5 trillion of savings over 10 years if all those tax rates revert. so $5 trillion more taxes, another $1.2 trillion in spending sucked out of the economy. people believe that that could put us into another recession. so there will be a tremendous incentive, especially once the election is over,...
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> speaking of which, obama announced they would cut back on working with arizona, local and state officials in 287g. it was ended for arizona. after the ruling came down. charles? >> this is astonishing. this appears to be punitive. this makes a case that scalia, thomas make that the administration is not enforcing the law. in as many ways as it can. any claim by the court or justice department of what arizona is doing is undermining the federal law. it's not undermining the federal policy on this administration. of not enforcing the law. it's bizarre to call that appropriation of the federal law bis mistake. it's therefore constitutional. >> bret: this is strange, this move. budget for program has gone up every year. since 2004. it increased under president obama. ice working with local officials, training local police and coming to an end. >> i have no explanation for it. maybe they're trying to find savings from the federal budget. i generally don't have a -- >> there are clearly intention between the federal government and state government of arizona. >> lawless on the part of the admin
> speaking of which, obama announced they would cut back on working with arizona, local and state officials in 287g. it was ended for arizona. after the ruling came down. charles? >> this is astonishing. this appears to be punitive. this makes a case that scalia, thomas make that the administration is not enforcing the law. in as many ways as it can. any claim by the court or justice department of what arizona is doing is undermining the federal law. it's not undermining the federal...
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that's what he is doing in this slick ad, walking obama for the tax cuts his guy -- wasn't karl rove the architect of the w. era, the tax rates he left us with. join us again tomorrow when we meet newt gipg rich in tngrich . "politicsnation" is next. >>> tonight's lead. this is the man who is going to fix the economy. mitt romney made his time
that's what he is doing in this slick ad, walking obama for the tax cuts his guy -- wasn't karl rove the architect of the w. era, the tax rates he left us with. join us again tomorrow when we meet newt gipg rich in tngrich . "politicsnation" is next. >>> tonight's lead. this is the man who is going to fix the economy. mitt romney made his time
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you cut it off and it just growing automatically. all these jobs. the exportation of jobs as president obama said i'm about insourcing, not outsourcing. mitt romney is trying to base the economy on his own personal fortune. all of these offshore accounts is where his fortune explorations if you will are going. so the money is swinging overseas, but nothing is come back and he's not doing anything about what's here. as you said earlier, the point is he has no idea. he's not doing it right. what do you have to say i'm telling you obama's not doing it right. nothing. >> health care reform, silence. karen. >> he says he's got his 59 point an don't forget. >> it's unbelievable. >> but you know, a very point important point. mitt romney says i know how to bring jobs back. he's saying give people like me more tax breaks and we'll incentivise and bring the jobs back and he talks about wanting to close certain loopholes, but since we can't see his full tax returns, how do we know he's not benefitting from the same things he's going to cut. in other words, ho
you cut it off and it just growing automatically. all these jobs. the exportation of jobs as president obama said i'm about insourcing, not outsourcing. mitt romney is trying to base the economy on his own personal fortune. all of these offshore accounts is where his fortune explorations if you will are going. so the money is swinging overseas, but nothing is come back and he's not doing anything about what's here. as you said earlier, the point is he has no idea. he's not doing it right. what...
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. >> the romney campaign says obama administration is out of touch. obama cam pape is jumping on romney's comment friday that cops, firefighters and teachers should face more cuts, charging he had the same approach as governor. >> the man did not care what was going on in the community. >> romney camp knows last month the president defended his record on government spending noting that the government employment is down on his watch. now his campaign countering that argument to argue and beat up romney for not wanting to hire for government workers. >> bret: ed henry live on the north lawn. thank you. brit hume has thoughts tonight on the president's original comment about the private sector. good evening. >> hi, bret. president obama assertion that the private sector is doing fine was no gaffe. his later comment that the economy is not doing fine was no backtrack. in fact, both remarks were consistent with each other and with mr. obama's clear belief in the primacy of the public sector over the private. remember his graduation speech four years ago at
. >> the romney campaign says obama administration is out of touch. obama cam pape is jumping on romney's comment friday that cops, firefighters and teachers should face more cuts, charging he had the same approach as governor. >> the man did not care what was going on in the community. >> romney camp knows last month the president defended his record on government spending noting that the government employment is down on his watch. now his campaign countering that argument to...
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>>guest: well, president obama won both of those states in the 2008 election. you look at absentee ballot numbers from florida the democrats in 2008 had 370,000 vote margin which is cut to 70,000 votes right now. well win on election day by a significant margin. florida, make sure it is taken care of. governor romney wants to take another swing down there. as far as virginia, it will be close. it will come down to the end. when you look at the results from the absentee ballots in democrat counties versus republican county, this is the case all overtime country, they are underperforming and we are over performing and mr. axelrod can spin it how he wants but the fact of matter is the message sell carrying the day. >>chris: here is a list of the key swing states to ask you. you are trailing in wisconsin. you are trailing in pennsylvania, ohio, and iowa, and as you suggest, you are tied in the must win state of virginia where the obama campaign has made a late ad buy. we will get to the specific states in a moment. are you saying these polls, the public polls are w
>>guest: well, president obama won both of those states in the 2008 election. you look at absentee ballot numbers from florida the democrats in 2008 had 370,000 vote margin which is cut to 70,000 votes right now. well win on election day by a significant margin. florida, make sure it is taken care of. governor romney wants to take another swing down there. as far as virginia, it will be close. it will come down to the end. when you look at the results from the absentee ballots in democrat...
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but they're trying to cut into each other's margins. president obama did pretty well in virginia beach narrowly losing virginia beach county to john mccain. this is a strong veteran area which normally goes for republicans. mitt romney has to win here and president obama is here trying to make sure that it and virginia are out of his reach. >> so when you say mitt romney has to win here, what do the newspapers say so far, how have the polls been looking and where do they stand today? >> well, right now what we're looking at according to our latest cnn poll of polls, which is considering a lot of polls and averaging them, 50%-44% barack obama in the lead. so he has a single digit lead. that's something that the obama campaign is happy about. but that isn't really a comparable enough lead where they would be saying this is in the bag or something like this. the other thing you have to consider is that virginia is where you've got a marquee senate race taking place. tim kaine, former dnc chair, facing off against republican george allen, f
but they're trying to cut into each other's margins. president obama did pretty well in virginia beach narrowly losing virginia beach county to john mccain. this is a strong veteran area which normally goes for republicans. mitt romney has to win here and president obama is here trying to make sure that it and virginia are out of his reach. >> so when you say mitt romney has to win here, what do the newspapers say so far, how have the polls been looking and where do they stand today?...
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. >> sean: when you talk about barack obama, almost every speech is class warfare, tax cuts for the rich, et cetera, attacks on bain capital -- can that be successful politically? >> i hope not. what they never mention is the farkt that we have the most progressive tax system in the world, roughly 50% of the wailing earners don't pay any income tax. that the top 5% pay 50% of all the income tax. it's extraordinarily progressive. >> sean: top 10% pay 75. >> it's as though he doesn't know that or want to admit it. so to say we have to demand a fair share from the folks at the upper-income levels, it is a fair share. it's 70 or 75% for the top 10%, what does he want? 90%? what does that do to the economy? 2010, we came out of that election, he made the statements that a tax increase is the wrong thing to do because the economy's in recession. here we are, two years later, exactly the same conditions, nothing's changed. the economy's very precarious and he is for a tax increase. he is totally inconsistent, partly because i think he is trying to the one hand to maintain certain image, you kno
. >> sean: when you talk about barack obama, almost every speech is class warfare, tax cuts for the rich, et cetera, attacks on bain capital -- can that be successful politically? >> i hope not. what they never mention is the farkt that we have the most progressive tax system in the world, roughly 50% of the wailing earners don't pay any income tax. that the top 5% pay 50% of all the income tax. it's extraordinarily progressive. >> sean: top 10% pay 75. >> it's as though...
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i just got in the reaction officially from the obama campaign. hit romney chosen a leadership who shares his commitment to the flawed theory new budget busting tax cuts for the wealthy while placing greater burdens on the middle class and seniors will somehow deliver a strong economy. the architect of the radical republican house budget ryan like romney proposed an additional 250,000 dollar tax cut for millionaires and deep cuts in education from head start to college aid. his plan to shift thousands of dollars in healthcare costs to seniors. as a member of congress ryan rubber stamped the reckless bush he can no economic policies that crashrd our economy. now the romney ryan ticket would take us back by repeating the same catastrophic mistakes. charles your reaction to that? >> this is the way the obama campaign has thus far successfully demagogued the big issues on what they have done on medicare. it is dem monddemon strabl fals because it clearly leave it is as an option. that is ron white the democrat from oregon it's an idea from the late 90
i just got in the reaction officially from the obama campaign. hit romney chosen a leadership who shares his commitment to the flawed theory new budget busting tax cuts for the wealthy while placing greater burdens on the middle class and seniors will somehow deliver a strong economy. the architect of the radical republican house budget ryan like romney proposed an additional 250,000 dollar tax cut for millionaires and deep cuts in education from head start to college aid. his plan to shift...
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>> well, let's not forget, chris, reliably republican, barack obama won both in 2008. so if you look at the absentee ballot numbers in florida, the democrats in 2008 had a 370,000 vote margin, cut down to 70,000 votes right now. we will win on election day by a significant margin. florida, you want to make sure it's taken care of. i don't know why they are spenning money there. governor romney wants to take another swing. virginia will be a close state. tell come dun to the end. when you look at the early results out of absentee ballots in democrat counties, versus republican, this is the case all over theount country. they are under-performing and we are over-performing, and david axelrod can spin it any way he wants about john mccain, but governor romney's message is carrying the day. >> chris: all right. we talked with axelrod about the real clore politics average and the electoral map. here's a list of the key swing states i want to ask you about, you are trailing in wisconsin, trailing in pennsylvania, ojaio and iowa and as you suggest,ure basically tied in what f
>> well, let's not forget, chris, reliably republican, barack obama won both in 2008. so if you look at the absentee ballot numbers in florida, the democrats in 2008 had a 370,000 vote margin, cut down to 70,000 votes right now. we will win on election day by a significant margin. florida, you want to make sure it's taken care of. i don't know why they are spenning money there. governor romney wants to take another swing. virginia will be a close state. tell come dun to the end. when you...
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president obama with the debate and romney sitting there, he says the cuts aren't happening. i didn't come up with them anyway. that is actually not true. romney knew president obama's position and policies better than president obama did. yet, you could hear a pin drop in the media. oh, yeah. he didn't really mean that. bob woodward in his cecent book -- recent book writes this is an idea from the white house and agreed to by the congress. but they haven't done anything to help prevent the defense cuts. >> eric: bob? >> bob: first, let me just say, in your introduction you said the price is skyrocketing. with the exception of gas, not true. >> eric: food, clothes. i'm going to get to that later. >> bob: let me get to a few facts. manufacturing increased jobs 27 straight months. housing better this month than it was four years ago. there are lower plans for unemployment this week than for the entire week. >> eric: no, no no. stop! there are 386,000 claims -- 369,000 claims. that is not lower. stop it. stop it. >> bob: wait a minute. >> kimberly: you sound like a dad. >> bob:
president obama with the debate and romney sitting there, he says the cuts aren't happening. i didn't come up with them anyway. that is actually not true. romney knew president obama's position and policies better than president obama did. yet, you could hear a pin drop in the media. oh, yeah. he didn't really mean that. bob woodward in his cecent book -- recent book writes this is an idea from the white house and agreed to by the congress. but they haven't done anything to help prevent the...
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liberals seem to be getting a touch more nervous of president obama winning. they want him to win. they're a little bit nervous that he's going to sell out to the republicans on the budget. >> they're worried about the grand bargain being a grand attack on entitlements at the expense of, you know, extending the bush tax cuts for another two, four years. >> look, if he does what he says 's going to do, that's going to happen president not the bush tax cuts for everyone. but certainly entitlements will be addressed. >> the democrats are pushing the payroll tax cuts. >> he'll losing four years of his presidency if reelected. going wac to 2008 when he was elected. to bring the count he should, it was in 24 hours reach out and we can't allow this to happen. >> we'll go back to the deal that he negotiated with john boehner the big question will be, if he wins, the question will be, whether boehner would be willing to bring it up without the support of a majority of the republicans? >> more likely to do that than previous speakers. >> he didn't mean it in 2008. he do
liberals seem to be getting a touch more nervous of president obama winning. they want him to win. they're a little bit nervous that he's going to sell out to the republicans on the budget. >> they're worried about the grand bargain being a grand attack on entitlements at the expense of, you know, extending the bush tax cuts for another two, four years. >> look, if he does what he says 's going to do, that's going to happen president not the bush tax cuts for everyone. but certainly...
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and say, if you think he is a harvard businessman, look what he would do with the budget and other cuts. you intensify that line of attack. if the obama campaign doesn't do do that, they miss an opportunity and allow the framing of the campaign to escape their grasp. >> you have been covering this week in chicago. suspect he saying i'm the only guy you got, the other guy is not qualified? that's a tough argument to tell the people they have no choice. >> yeah, it is a tough argument. that's one that he definitely is going to be making in the next few months. president obama during that press conference in chicago was clear from the moment the press conference started. he knew he was going to get asked about booker's comments and he was definitely ready. he had his talking points laid out. he is said, look, private equity is all well and good, but the job of a president is not to maximize process, it is create jobs. the campaign feels that there is their best bet. they're not going to let up off of that. they think that is their best bet right now going forward is to paint mitt romney as
and say, if you think he is a harvard businessman, look what he would do with the budget and other cuts. you intensify that line of attack. if the obama campaign doesn't do do that, they miss an opportunity and allow the framing of the campaign to escape their grasp. >> you have been covering this week in chicago. suspect he saying i'm the only guy you got, the other guy is not qualified? that's a tough argument to tell the people they have no choice. >> yeah, it is a tough...
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by suppressing the vote. >> wait, wait, wait, obama suppressed the vote? obama suppressed the vote! you're a stitch, karl. and we continue to rub it in the faces about how wrong they were. >> obviously i think with the election results last night, do you want to offer an apology? >> we missed the north carolina senate race. >> yes you did. >> by the way, i didn't. i got that one right too. by wait, the most accurate pollster for the election, you will love that result. don't miss that. it's go time. >> president obama's reelection is a devastating blow. >> if obama wins, it's the end of the republican party. >> we are in a war. >> the republican party has to rethink strategy. >> we're going to wind by a landslide. i plead guilty. >> we were wrong. frankly, misunderstood what was happening in the country. >> he doesn't get it. >> look, i'm not against people making money out of politics. i'm a volunteer, i don't take a dime. >> sit down and work out what's going to happen before this fiscal cliff and do a grand bargain. >> the president must be willing to r
by suppressing the vote. >> wait, wait, wait, obama suppressed the vote? obama suppressed the vote! you're a stitch, karl. and we continue to rub it in the faces about how wrong they were. >> obviously i think with the election results last night, do you want to offer an apology? >> we missed the north carolina senate race. >> yes you did. >> by the way, i didn't. i got that one right too. by wait, the most accurate pollster for the election, you will love that...
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president obama if re-elected could veto the tax bush-era tax cuts. and it could lean to a tax cut that leans to the population. you're replacing high-income tax cuts with the big break that they got more than ten years ago and they've done very well with that, and put in place a payroll tax cut, but the longer-term problem, cenk, tax cuts and massive financial crisis has blown a hole in the budget. they need to address that and we need leadership from the party what "y" we need social influence and whowhy we need social medical who is going to pay for social security. >> literally, this is the greatest robbery of our lives times, maybe in the history of america happening right before our eyes. the money getting sucked into the banks, sucked up by the top 1%, and the democrats are standing by idly, if not helping, and the republicans can't wait for that train to get to where it's going and have all the money. your book is great, and it sheds a light on all these important problems. thank you so much for joining us, simon. >> thank you. >> when we come
president obama if re-elected could veto the tax bush-era tax cuts. and it could lean to a tax cut that leans to the population. you're replacing high-income tax cuts with the big break that they got more than ten years ago and they've done very well with that, and put in place a payroll tax cut, but the longer-term problem, cenk, tax cuts and massive financial crisis has blown a hole in the budget. they need to address that and we need leadership from the party what "y" we need...
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disputed charge that they're cutting welfare reform. >> president barack obama passed a rule to waive work requirements saying no longer you have work requirements that people will receive welfare. is there a rally going on? >> in florida, senator marco rubio who was seriously considered for runningmate was part of romney's introduction. sunshine state seniors ryan's proposed budget and medicare reform are a key interest. and democrats call ryan a radical who would end medicare. romney say he and ryan will offer solutions while the president focuses on attacks. >> it's smear, it's dirt. it's distortion, it's deception and dishonesty. >> after a grueling 48-hour rollout weekend with ryan two wiped away a tear at the welcome home rally last night in wisconsin, where romney turned protester's outburst to a blast at the president. >> young man, this group here is respectful of other people's rights to be heard. this is the campaign about greatness, about america's future for your children, for the world. mr. president, take your campaign out of the gutter. let's talk about the real issues
disputed charge that they're cutting welfare reform. >> president barack obama passed a rule to waive work requirements saying no longer you have work requirements that people will receive welfare. is there a rally going on? >> in florida, senator marco rubio who was seriously considered for runningmate was part of romney's introduction. sunshine state seniors ryan's proposed budget and medicare reform are a key interest. and democrats call ryan a radical who would end medicare....
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president obama says he won't budge when it comes to ending the bush tax cuts for the wealthy. and as rumors mount that some republicans may be willing to give ground on taxes, conservatives in the party are shouting, "remember the alamo!" and demanding their leaders in congress yield not an inch. dozens of conservative activists, outraged at the prospect of compromise, have sent an open letter to republicans in the house and senate "to stand firm and not surrender your conservative principles." their hero, of course, is this man, known around town simply as grover. no, not the muppet, but chief enforcer of the notorious norquist pledge against taxes. republican candidates for office must sign or risk defeat by right-wing candidates in primaries where a turnout of die-hard partisans can decide the outcome. among republican politicians, fear of grover has been greater even than fear of god, and such fear has kept republicans in congress from voting to raise taxes for 22 years, all the way back to 1990. mickey edwards was still in congress then. an eight-term representative from
president obama says he won't budge when it comes to ending the bush tax cuts for the wealthy. and as rumors mount that some republicans may be willing to give ground on taxes, conservatives in the party are shouting, "remember the alamo!" and demanding their leaders in congress yield not an inch. dozens of conservative activists, outraged at the prospect of compromise, have sent an open letter to republicans in the house and senate "to stand firm and not surrender your...